Edwin yearger reese



No. 609,464. Patented Aug. 23, I898. E. Y. REESE.

GIN BRUSH.

(Application filed Dec. 17, 1896.]

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GIN BRUSH.

(Application filed Dec. 17, 1896.,

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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EDYVIN YEARGER REESE, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE M. MOKINNON.

GIN-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,464, dated August 23, 1898. I Application filed December 17, 1896. Serial No. 616,067. (No model.)

To ctZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN YEARGER REESE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gin-Brushes; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gin-brushes and is designed to facilitate and insure the proper cleaning of gin-saws.

The aim of the present invention is to keep the saws of a gin free from the gum which accumulates on the saws, thereby preventing the latter from performing their work thoroughly by reason of the same becoming clogged, thus causing the cotton to be severed or cut and producing nappy stock. Where the saws become thus clogged, the operator often attempts to rectify the trouble while the saws are running, so as not to lose valu able time, and this often results in serious injury to saidloperator. The ordinarybristle brush will not accomplish the work satisfactorily, and when the cotton is wet and gummy it is necessary to stop the machine and dry the cotton before the work can be proceeded with. The same trouble is occasioned by green or frost-bitten cotton and the early pickings. It is a well-known fact if cotton could be ginned while in a moist or damp condition the resultant product would be more valuable and salable, as it would be freer from gin-cuts and torn fiber and at the same time more lint would be obtained from the seed.

In order to overcome the difficulties above enumerated, to remedy the defects referred to, and at the same time prevent the generation of frictional or static electricity, I have devised the following improvements, the advantages of which will be pointed out in the subjoined description.

The invention consists in certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is rear elevation of a brush constructed in accordance with-the principles of the invention. Fig. 2-is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view showing a portion of one of the wiper-rods and the means for attaching the same to the brush-frame. 4. is alongitudinal section through one of the lags, showing the manner in which a wiperrod may be combined therewith. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show different forms of wipers.

Similar numerals designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

. The gin-brush contemplated in this invention comprises the spaced end disks or pieces land the longitudinal bars or lags 2. The end pieces 1 are notched at intervals along through peripheries to receive the opposite ends of the lags 2, and each of said lags or alternate ones are provided with radially-projecting bristles3, forming the brushes such as are ordinarily employed for cleaning ginsaws.

For the purpose of carrying out the principles of the invention a series of wipers 4: is applied to each lag or to alternate lags, as maybe preferred or found necessary, according to the condition of the crop. Instead ofarranging these wipers in circumferential alinement they are arranged alternately or in staggered form, or, in other words, so that each wiper will lie in the space intervening between two wipers on the next succeeding lag. These wipers may consist either of pieces of wood fiber, zinc, copper, or tin and may be fastened to the lags in any convenient manner. The object in arranging the'wipers as described is to provide for the wiping of one side of the saw at a time and for preventing both sides of the saw from being simultaneously wiped.

If desired, the wipers may consist of meta strips 5 folded or doubled upon themselves and secured to the lags andhaving pieces '6 of leather or other suitable material included between their folds and projecting sufficiently to come into proximity to one side of the saw.

Instead of securing the wipers directly to the lags said wipers maybe secured at intermediate points upon a longitudinal rod 7 at the proper spaced intervals, and this rod may be arranged either at one side and in rear of a lag or placed in a longitudinal groove in Fig. I

the outer edge of the lag, as shown at 8. i Where placed at one side of a lag the wipers may be extended in opposite directions from the rod, so that when the portions of the wipers at one side of the rod are worn away the rod may be reversed for presenting the other portion of the wipers to the saws, and said rod may also be turned end for end for presenting the opposite edges of the wipers to the saws. For this purpose the rod is provided at its opposite ends with notches 9, adapted to be engaged by latches l atopposite ends of the brush. Series of such notches are provided for enabling the rod to be adjusted longitudinally in order to regulate the position of the wipers relatively to the saws.

By reason of the construction above described it will be seen that the wipers remove the gum and cotton which become clogged between the teeth of the saws from one side i by reason of their staggered arrangement.

Were the brushes arranged to simultane- 'ously contact with both sides of the saw or and means for securing said rod when the same is reversed or turned end for end, substantially as described.

2. A gin-brush,comprisingaseries of Wipers, a rod common to and forminga support for said wipers and having one end notched, and a latch on the brush-frame for engaging the notched end of the rod, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a gin-brush, a brush-frame comprising end pieces and connecting-lags, one of which is grooved longitudinally on its outer surface, in combination with a rod slidingly seated in said groove so as to be capable of longitudinal movement, wipers secured to said rod and arranged at spaced intervals, and provision for adjusting said rod and holding it fixed longitudinally, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN YEARGER REESE.

Witnesses:

G. B. DANIELL, F. J. CHAPPELEAR. 

